The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-20
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THE BOARD oFTEDUcArloN
Finally Decides to build M Expensive
building In Washington District-Last
Nights Meeting = Committee II Re-
ports : saperintendens's Report. 81

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Of Education was held at its rooms in the
Public Library building last evening.
There was good attendance and business
was disposed Of rapidly, the Board being
in session but little over half an hour.
The abaentees wero AIessru, Eschatruth,
1sett, Jepson, Miller, shafer, Whally and
White, Of Washington, D. G., represent.
ing Washington aub.district. The most
important thing done was the adoption Of
plan for a new school house in Washing.
ton district. The plan adopted Is the one
first decided on by the Committee on
Buildings and Grounds,and recommended
to the Board for adoption, but which
was thought by that body to call for a
more expensive ediGce than the people
would BIO willing to pay for, or the Board
was In condition to provide at this time.
1t accordingly instructed the committee
To procure plans Tor cheaper building;
this was done, but the difference in the
cost Of the building proposed by tho first
plan, and the ono proposed by the plan
selected from the second lot OF plans ad.
yertised for, was posmall that 1t was deem.
ed tho proper thing to do to erect the
larger and better bnildiug 1t will be one
that will meet the demands Of the district
for years to come. The proceedings Of
the meeting in detail are as follows:
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read and approved, and the reporta Of the
committees taken up for confederation.
The Committee on Finance recommended
that Emhoff and Clark, trustees, be paid
So %; being a refund Of taxes paid on an
erroneous assessment; the clerk was Or
dered to draw his order in favor Of the
parties named. The Committee on Ac.
counts presented bills aggregsting $3.50 o.,
which were ordered paid. The Commit
tee on Public Library presented q bill for
81 %, which was ordered paid; 1t report
ed further, the resppointment Of Misses
Carrie B. Shaler and Annie V, Sage as
first and second assistants to the Librarian
at salary Of $40 per month each, aud
Harry Phillipa rs janitor OF the Library
at salary Of $40 per month. These ap.
pointments were confirmed.
The Committee on Buildings and
Grounds presented bill for IS 25, which
were ordered paid. 1t reported as to the
action 1t had taken with reference to the
insurance that he's been on the furniture
and fixtures in the old school building in
Washington district; the action taken was
approved.
The committee reported further, that as
instructed, 1t hsd advertised for plans for
a school building Tor Washington district
that should not exceed in cost SEE, 600.
Plans had been submitted and examined
and the Board was recommended to adopt
one OF them presented by Mr.. E. w.
Wells, who ALEC made the plan first select
ed by tho committee. i5g.
Mr.. Dobbins, chairman OF the commit
tee, stated that since the committee meet.
ing, he had learned that the building
called for by the plan then before the
Board could not be built for less than
$50, 900; indeed it was doubtful il Batis-
factory building could be put up for less
than that amount; that was the opinion
Of Architect Yost, Of Columbus, who had
come here to look at the ground with a
view to drawing a plan. Mr.. Dobbins
moved, therefore, that the original plan
recommended by the committee be adop-
ted, and this was finally done. Mr.. Ham
ilton's plan was brought up again and the
cost OF q building such as 1t called for in.
quired into. While the committee stated
that Mr.. Hamilton had ssid it would cost
but S25, 900 they pointed out several de-
defects that made it unavailable.
The original plan having been adopted,
Mr.. Dobbina moved that the contract for
It's erection be awarded to Klevis, Kraft l.
Go. at their bid OF sS3,550, made one
month ago. provided the firm would agree
to that figure now; this was agreed to and
the officers of the Board instructed to sign
the proper papers. The price named does
not include the heating apparatus which
will coat about 81, 900; the interest on de.
ferred payments and new furniture will
run the cost Of the building up to about
$4,000. .7.-r
Prof. ": Fl. Anderson, Superintendent,
presented his report Of the schools for the
month Of April. The following is syn
opsis: